The BWD Major Tournament Hole of the Day: The 9th at Augusta National, Home of the Masters Tournament

Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, GA)
Carolina Cherry
No. 9 – Par 4, 460 Yards
Architect(s): Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie – 1933

The halfway point in the course resides in the middle of the pack scoring wise as No. 9 ranks as the 10th most difficult hole over the last 10 years. Tee shots down the left can get blocked out so the smarter play on this dogleg left is to play out to the right. From there, the approach is uphill to a green with three tiers and a false front that has seen its share of balls roll back down, including Greg Norman in the 1996 Masters. Only one player in Masters history has birdied this hole all four rounds and he didn’t earn a dime off his fine play, as it was amateur Billy Joe Patton in 1954..